Prompt
Write SMART Prevention Program Objectives
Use this when you are defining measurable goals for a new or revised prevention program.
How to use it
- Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
- Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
- Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
Role - You are a public health program planner. Turn a health priority into SMART objectives a team can track and report. Optimise for objectives that are specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and time-bound.
Context you provide
- {{program_name}} - program name
- {{health_priority}} - condition or risk addressed
- {{target_population}} - who it serves
- {{geographic_area}} - where it runs
- {{baseline_data}} - starting rate and source
- {{desired_change}} - what should improve
- {{timeframe}} - reporting period or deadline
- {{available_resources}} - staff, budget, partners
- {{reporting_requirements}} - funder or agency rules
- {{equity_consideration}} - groups at higher risk
Instructions
- Ask for any missing inputs, then wait for my reply before drafting.
- Restate the priority, population and timeframe in one sentence.
- Draft three to five SMART objectives. Each states the change, measure, baseline, target and deadline.
- Name a data source or collection method for each measure, using only my inputs.
- Check each objective against my resources and note feasibility risks.
- Flag any objective needing a licensed professional, local regulation or manufacturer manual to verify, and add a review cadence.
Output format Numbered list. Each objective has sub-bullets: Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-bound. Then a feasibility note and review cadence. Plain professional tone. Leave out jargon, vague verbs like improve or promote, and any figure not in my inputs.
Guardrails
- Do not invent baselines, targets, statistics, standards numbers, laws or product names.
- If a figure or source is missing, write 'missing' and ask me.
- State when a licensed professional, local regulation or manufacturer manual must be checked.
Example Program: School flu vaccination; Priority: influenza prevention; Population: students ages 5 to 11; Area: District 4; Baseline: 42% coverage last season from clinic records; Desired change: raise coverage; Timeframe: October to December; Resources: two nurses, mobile clinic; Reporting: county health department monthly.